Create an specific database for my app or using the Appian's one

Question

The Appian product works with its own database in which it stores its internal process data or Record Type synchronization, right?
So, if we want to have a database in which we store, for example, Master or audit data, is it advisable to use the Appian database
or create another one for the project we are developing?

Thanks.

Stefan Helzle · Answer

Almost. Internal process data and synced record are stored in the process engines and the data server. We do not use any of those directly. 
 Then there is that "Cloud Database" which is the DB we use directly. And it can be the data source for synced records. 
 Then, do you want/need to create a separate database schema for each application? While not required, I think it is a good idea to do so, or at least consider it.

Varun Teja Gurrapu · Answer

HI danielg424213 ,

We have the flexibility to do that, but we can use a single db to store everything within it, or we can create a new schema to store the audit data etc, we can write the scripts according to our requirement.

We don't have any limitations to use other db for the reference data, if you want to differentiate between the actual master data and Reference(audit) data, Yes you can do it!

Hope this helps you!